Civil Service Employees Ass'n v. State University

—Rose, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (McNamara, J.), entered August 8, 2000 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a combined proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 and action for declaratory judgment, to, inter alia, review a determination of respondent State University of New York categorizing a job as an unclassified service position.

Respondent State University of New York (hereinafter SUNY) posted an employment vacancy for the position of “staff assistant” in its Mail Services Department. The position had been previously certified by SUNYs…